Burning Bright
ComedyDramaFantasyRomance
The young wife of an aging man who is desperate for a child suspects that he is sterile. Because she loves him and wants to please him by bearing him a child, she becomes pregnant by his young assistant.
Director
Curt Conway
Writers
N/A
Stars
Myron McCormick, Colleen Dewhurst, Donald Madden
Release Date
October 26, 1959
Language
English
Country
United States
🎭 Top Cast
Myron McCormick
as Joe Saul
Colleen Dewhurst
as Mordeen Saul
Donald Madden
as Victor
👤
Bob Brown
as Self - Announcer
Crahan Denton
Dana Elcar
as Friend Ed
👤
Lewis Freedman
as Self - Introduction
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
New York City, New York, USA
Production
National Telefilm Associates (NTA), Talent Associates, WNTA Newark
🏷️ Keywords
based on playbased on novel
🎯 Categories
ComedyDramaFantasyRomance
💡 Did You Know?
Although this was never a musical, the original stage production was produced in 1950 by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. It was not a success.
📖 Synopsis
The young wife of an aging man who is desperate for a child suspects that he is sterile. Because she loves him and wants to please him by bearing him a child, she becomes pregnant by his young assistant.